Imagine in 100 years that footbath is rotting in a pile somewhere. Some desperate little creature is being stalked by some terrifying predator. Just as the predator is about to strike the little creature spots a hole he can squeeze through and makes a mad dash for it. He makes it just in time and peeps out of the holes in your footbath as the frustrated predator lumbers off in search of an easier meal.
That's how I get past the depressing aspects of the absurdity of our civilization- just imagine even more absurd extensions until you find something that's more fun to imagine than it is depressing.